Mud from an Amphora Click on the image of any section below to get a page of many items. click on images to make them larger. Thanks to a Ballard cruise of 2004, I have this sediment from off Ashkelon Israel at a wreck site of either Tanit or Elissa -- both Phoenician shipwrecks from 8th century B.C. |
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| 10.25" wide x 3.75" high Amphora sediment interior with seaglass center. Exterior is thinner application of same marine sediment. Among other information wrirtten it says, "Carryiers of wine." Matte and copper green glazes on rim and exterior band are assembled from refined materials. | | | 11.5" x 4" Seaglass Center Back says, "Mediterranean sediment from inside amphora at Phoenician Wreck Tanit or Elissa 8th Centurey B.C. Carriers of Wine." Back glazed with rutile slip and copper green glaze. | ||
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| 10" wide x 4.5" high The branching pattern formed after evenly applied sediment melted in the kiln. A large piece of clear seaglass in the center resulted in this outcome when melting glass interacted with molten sediment. Piece comes with photomosaic (printed on paper) of the area of the shipwreck (Tanit or Elissa) in the Mediterranean where Ballard's cruise of 2004 retreived the amphora from which this sediment came -- tests determined that it carried wine. Exterior glazes of white matte and copper green were assembled from refined matertials. | | | 8.5" x 4" Mediterranean sediment glaze applied thickly on the interior with a chunk of clear seaglass in the center. Exterior is a matte glaze assembled from refined materials. Click to read information on the back. | ||
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| Each time I try another effect reveals. This material has had many snafoos but I keep trying because so many people are captivated by the hi-story. | | | 5" x 2.5" Porcelain Says, "Sediment from amphora at Phoenician wreck Tanit or Elissa 8th Centurey B.C. The sediment is applied thinly on the back and thickly on the front. Sea glass in the center. | ||
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| Cork rotted, sediment flowed in, centuries passed and humans excavated and tested to learn that wine once filled the clay vessel. A chemist passed it to an engineer who passed it to a potter, embellished with information from a professor of international entrepreneurship. Finally, the mud and provenance as a photomosaic of the seafloor all assemble to travel with the mud now melted on a clay pot. What sailors on ships Tanit or Elissa would have could have guessed the material's current life? | | | 5.5" x 2.5" Porcelain and seaglass center Says, "Mediterranean sediment from amphora @ Phoenician wreck 8th Century B.C." Sediment glaze applied thinly outside and thickly inside. Copper green glaze assembled from refined materials. | ||
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| 10" wide x 3.5" high Sediment applied thinly on the exterior and thickly on the interior, where one chunk of clear seaglass melted and, while cooling, formed crystals. Rim and foot are glazes assembled from refined materials. | | | 5" x 3" translucent porcelain. Amphora sediment on the interior with seaglass in the center. Exterior rutile slip and copper green glazes assembled from refined materials. This piece can be seen and purchased at "Grenon's of Newport." where they specialize in unique -- including watches, diamonds, jewelry, and porcelains glazed with geological and marine samples. | ||
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